On January 7, 2024, the American Red Cross, the largest blood supplier in the nation, disclosed a critical national blood shortage. Thisannouncementfollows a20-year low in blood donations, causing widespread co
The American Red Cross has recentlydeclared an emergency blood shortagedue to the high temperatures across the nation during the late summer season. With over 100 blood drives in July alone affected in almost every state where American Red Cross drives are conducted, the organization is facing asi...
Since November 2019,Brian Reignierfrom Green Bay has worked on the Red Cross Blood Services Team in Northwest Wisconsin. In January 2022, Reignier went from blood collector to blood recipient. After an emergency surgery to repair an infected knee replacement, Reignier was released from the hospital...
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-pr...
American Red Cross Blood Services spokeswoman Alana Mauger says while there is a desperate need for all blood types, there is a dangerously low supply of O-positive and O-negative blood. Area hospitals have only a three day supply of these blood types. She said they should all have at lea...
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mortgage rates remain high. The 30-yearfixed mortgage rateis currently 6.87%, as of March 2024, while the 15-year fixed rate stands at 6.21%. Despite the higher rates, homebuilding and housing demand remains strong due, in part, to a shortage of existing supply, according toFreddie Mac.8...
” When Beverly heard how he had spent their savings, she didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He wrote another check for $200,000 bucks to restore the old place to its happy-ending splendor. That house was Brian’s Red Ryder dream. The couple bought another house across the street....
Nothing but Blood and Slaughter: Military Operations and Order of Battle of the Revolutionary War in the Carolinas, Volume One, 1771-1779. 2003: Booklocker.com Ouzis, Clay. Samuel Elbert and the Age of Revolution in Georgia, 1740 – 1788. 2022: Mercer University Press, Macon, ...
Worldwide there is a shortage of RIG, due to the expense involved in producing large quantities of a fractionated blood product. Administration of RIG derived from human donors or horses could also pose a potential safety threat due to adventitious agents. Human monoclonal antibodies (HuMAb) ...